Powered by kinetic lead singer Jeremy McKinnon, the members of A Day To Remember again used their perceived underdog status to fuel a visually and sonically engaging 90 minutes on Thursday at the CFE Arena. In reality, the band’s formidable popularity helped it win the right to release its new album, “Common Courtesy,” over the objections of its label, Victory Records.

Thursday was closing night for the band’s House Party tour, a theme reinforced by the band’s video introduction. On the big screen, band members McKinnon, guitarists Neil Westfall and Kevin Skaff, bassist Joshua Woodard and drummer Alex Shelnutt goofed around as wanna-be party animals in a confetti-laden living room.

“We’re gonna play tonight?” McKinnon asked. “I thought we were just gonna party.”

They did both as the video yielded to the band’s live version of “All I Want,” on a stage that looked like the front of a two-story suburban house. Of course, there were amenities that likely wouldn’t be approved by the neighborhood association, such as fireworks and plumes of flame and smoke belching from the front lawn.

Musically, the band shifted from soaring anthems such as “All I Want” and “Right Back At It Again” to harder-edged songs such as “I’m Made of Wax, Larry, What Are You Made Of” and “You Be Tails, I’ll Be Sonic.” McKinnon’s aggressive vocals were fierce enough to frighten the next record executive that dares to stand in his way.

The band showcased its theatrical flair with the appearance of a Santa Claus and elf, who shot T-shirts into the crowd with air cannons in “Over My Head (Cable Car),” a cover of a song by The Fray.

That melodic song was followed by acoustic versions of “You Had Me at Hello” and “If It Means A Lot to You.” In the unplugged setting, McKinnon’s voice wasn’t as flexible as it might have been in the lower range, but the change of pace was still a nice touch.

There were no acoustic guitars in explosive opening sets by The Wonder Years, Pierce the Veil and All Time Low, but there’s no indication that A Day To Remember is going soft. A ferocious finale offered more evidence that this band isn’t done fighting yet.